My friend is trying to get me into being a prepaid legal services associate. Being my friend or scamming me?
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 at
7:17 pm
What does he get out of signing me up? And is this a scam to begin with?
Your friend is not trying to scam you. Most people who get into prepaid legal believe they are doing something good.
It is not a good business though. Your friend has been sucked in.
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READ THE FINE Print…it’s only "prepaid" for the most basic of services…Which don’t include…needing an attorney if your arrested…which oddly enough is WHY most people might need an attorney…The pre-paid part covers basic legal help (most of which you can do yourself anyway)
While not a total scam, it is way too much money for the average person to spend, for services that are generally never going to be used…
And yes he is making a commission on the "sale" They offered this "benifit" at my last employer…it was like $35/check or $70/month…so about $840 a year…I’ve needed a lawyer once in my life so far (I’m 38) 15 years ago, he cost me $700…which being as it was for an arrest…wouldn’t have been covered…so…do the math!
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Prepaid legal is part good and mostly scam. Lots of limitations and probably bad legal advice. If you really need help reading contracts, read them, ask questions, hire a real attorney at that time.
Best way to tell if something is a scam: what is the commission level on the sale and who gets the biggest bite of the commission? Prepaid legal is a multi-level marketing concept.
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Your friend is not trying to scam you. Most people who get into PrePaid legal believe they are doing something good.
It is not a good business though. Your friend has been sucked in.
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he will get he sign up bonus and i do not know if it is a scam — but if you are not sure don’t do it just because he is a friend!!!
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